Table 2 General characteristics of the subjects studied (Cohort 2010–2011)

N

1044

834

Gender (M/W)

659/385

453/381

<0.001

Age (years)

18.1 ± 2.8

18.2 ± 2.2

0.40

Body mass index (BMI) (kg/m²)

23.8 ± 5.4

23.8 ± 5.9

0.99

Waist circumference (cm)

80.3 ± 15.6

79.2 ± 17.2

0.18

Hip circumference (cm)

100.1 ± 14.4

99.8 ± 14.3

0.62

Sagittal abdominal diameter (SAD) (cm)

17.6 ± 6.9

17.3 ± 7.5

0.45

Total cholesterol (mmol/l)

4.2 ± 0.91

4.4 ± 0.97

0.03

Glucose (mmol/l)

5.1 ± 0.57

5.2 ± 0.58

0.64

HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)

1.21 ± 0.32

1.24 ± 0.32

0.028

Triglycerides (mmol/l)

0.98 ± 0.48

0.99 ± 0.50

0.84

Basal metabolic rate (BMR)

1644.3 ± 279.3

1594.8 ± 280.5

0.001

Arm muscle circumference (AMC)

21.9 ± 3.1

21.5 ± 3.2

0.02

Body cell mass (BCM)

32.6 ± 7.5

31.2 ± 7.5

0.001

Intracellular measured value

23.4 ± 5.6

22.4 ± 5.3

<0.001

Extracellular measured value

11.1 ± 2.5

10.7 ± 2.4

0.003

Protein mass measured value

9.3 ± 2.1

8.9 ± 2.1

0.001

Mineral mass measured value

3.1 ± 0.56

2.9 ± 0.55

<0.001

Fat mass measured value

19.3 ± 11.4

19.5 ± 11.8

0.66

Body water

34.5 ± 7.7

33.2 ± 8.0

0.002

Soft lean mass

43.8 ± 9.9

42.1 ± 9.8

0.001

Lean body mass

46.9 ± 10.5

45.1 ± 10.5

0.001

Percent body fat

27.6 ± 9.9

28.9 ± 10.0

0.04

Fat distribution

0.86 ± 0.09

0.86 ± 0.09

0.95